This book explains how teachers can use guided instructiongradually transferring knowledge and the responsibility for learning to students through scaffolds for learningto boost students to higher levels of understanding and accomplishment. more...

To improve schools we need to improve teachers. This volume provides recent research evidence that suggests that current education policy is not Promoting Effective Teacher Education And That Teacher Education Policy has: failed to support the formation of professional partnerships in initial teacher education; has almost ignored the induction of newly... more...

Part of the "Leadership and Management in Education" series, this book offers both theoretical and practical perspectives on the key components of professional development linking reflection and knowledge with skills and capabilities. It provides an introduction to the processes and skills, which are useful in managing educational establishments. more...

Throughout the 20th century, grade-school teachers were trained in schools of education where progressive theories largely held sway and were licensed by state bureaucracies philosophically compatible with the education schools. Vested education interests now seek to make the monopoly even more controlling by requiring that all teachers be products... more...

This book provides short, pertinent content relevant to everyday events within a school. Based on theory and experience, the practical application is directly aligned to administrative duties, and chapters can be read as needed. more...

Designed to help student teachers develop an approach to teaching that is both theoretical and practical, this text focuses on key aspects of teaching rather than trying to "cover the waterfront." Based on extensive research on teachers’ views, their own long experience as teacher educators, and other sources, the authors recommend 7 priorities... more...